Blueberry Season Begins
Great news, blueberry season is here early in Johnston County with some farms already offering u-pick blueberries and many with fresh blueberries for sale! Early June is normally the beginning of…
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Find Fresh Local Flowers to Fill Your Home
Fresh flowers offer a nice, homey touch to any room. But, traditional floral arrangements can often come at a price. In Johnston County, many farms have sprung up to meet the demand of fresh flowers…
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JoCo Grows Promotes Strawberries
The Johnston County Visitors Bureau in partnership with the NC Cooperative Extension Johnston County Center, and the JoCo Grows Agriculture Steering Committee, is working to bridge the gap between…
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Perfect Day for Strawberries
A Perfect Day for Strawberry Picking at Smith’s Nursery Thank you to JaMeka Ramnath for sharing with us her family's recent visit to Smith's in Benson; we hope you enjoy this guest blog. Be sure to…
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Blueberries & Summer Fun
In terms of U.S. fruit consumption, blueberries rank only second to strawberries in popularity. Blueberries are repeatedly ranked in the U.S. diet as having one of the highest antioxidant capacities…
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Strawberry Season at Smith's Nursery - Video Blog
The Visitors Bureau worked with a local company, Matthew Telford Films, to produce a short video about the fun and flavor found in picking your own strawberries straight from the field during the…
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Blueberry Picking While You Can
Farmers will tell you, and there are plenty in Johnston County, that some harvests are better than others. When you live off the land you understand the ebb and flow of circumstances throughout the…
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Growing a Grape Legacy and Fermenting a Future
If you have been following the Meet the Makers blog series, then you'll know that I have endeavored to sit down with Johnston County's great makers in some of the fastest growing industries in the…
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Bursting with Blueberries
Blueberries are a versatile fruit. You can pop them into your mouth like popcorn, bake them into anything, simmer them down to a condiment, or even freeze them for an extra refreshing kick on those…
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Tis the Season... for Strawberries
There is a festive time of year when a southerner can dig out the ole family recipes, stock up on ingredients of red and green, and roll up their sleeves in the kitchen. No, it's not Christmas! It's…
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